One part of our Constitution that has become obsolete

[kentuck]

It is the "impeachment clause".

Will we ever see a president impeached again?

If Congress cannot impeach and convict under the present circumstances, will it ever happen again?

Republicans point to the Bill Clinton impeachment as the model that proves impeachment fails. But, the difference between Bill Clinton and Donald Trump is like night and day. The circumstances are not the same and should not be used for comparison.

The Executive has grown so powerful in the minds of many in the Legislature that our country has put itself into a situation where it presents a great threat to our country. The Congress needs to take back the power for the people. No one person, especially one that is mentally incapacitated, should hold so much power over our survival.

[Sherman A1]

1. I disagree

I do not find it to be at all obsolete. It is difficult to accomplish and I believe just as amending the document, it should be so. I would remind you that the impeachment process does not only apply to the president but also to other offices.

[Demsrule86]

2. Impeachment was always rare...only Johnson and Clinton were impeached and no one was

convicted in the Senate. So no president has ever been removed from office via impeachment and conviction. It is not obsolete but purposely made so it would be very very difficult.

[beachbum bob]

3. not obsolete now and will never be obsolete in the future

[scarytomcat]

4. don't forget Nixon

he probably would have been removed if it had gone to impeachment
he resigned to save face
dump should do the same

[unblock]

5. if we ever get a democratic president with a republican house again, you'll see it's not obsolete...

the problem has always been that a house is very reluctant to impeach a president of the same party, so much so that it's never happened, even counting the near-impeachment of nixon.

ironically, when clinton was impeached the conventional wisdom was that impeachment was being reduced from an important power that would be used very rarely to a trivial annoyance that would be routinely used.

[rgbecker]

6. I'd rather see the 2nd amendment revised or removed....if you're looking for

something worthwhile to do.

At least address the open ended phrase "bear arms". WTF?